• DocumentCode
    2614839
  • Title

    The simulation power of automod

  • Author

    LeBaron, Todd ; Jacobsen, Craig

  • Author_Institution
    Manuf. Autom. Services, Salt Lake City
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-12 Dec. 2007
  • Firstpage
    210
  • Lastpage
    218
  • Abstract
    Decision making in industry continues to become more complicated. Customers are more demanding, competition is more fierce, and costs for labor and raw materials continue to rise. Managers need state-of-the-art tools to help in planning, design, and operations of their facilities. Simulation provides a virtual factory where ideas can be tested and performance improved. The AutoMod product suite from Applied Materials has been used on thousands of projects to help engineers and managers make the best decisions possible. AutoMod supports hierarchical model construction. This architecture allows users to reuse model objects in other models, decreasing the time required to build a model. In addition, recent enhancements to AutoMod´s material handling template systems have increased modeling accuracy and ease-of-use. These latest advances have helped make AutoMod one of the most widely used simulation software packages.
  • Keywords
    computer animation; digital simulation; materials handling; solid modelling; virtual manufacturing; 3D animation; AutoMod product suite; hierarchical 3D model construction; material handling template system; simulation software package; virtual factory; Computer architecture; Costs; Decision making; Engineering management; Materials handling; Project management; Raw materials; Software packages; Testing; Virtual manufacturing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1306-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1306-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.2007.4419603
  • Filename
    4419603